Oak Island, North Carolina

The National Weather Service in Wilmington NC has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
Brunswick County in southeast North Carolina
New Hanover County in southeast North Carolina
Pender County in southeast North Carolina

* until 200 PM EST

* at 1058 am EST National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated an
area of heavy rain moving north across the warned area.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area. The heaviest amounts are expected to be along the
beaches of New Hanover and Pender counties.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams... and ponding of water in urban areas...
highways... streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage
areas and low lying spots.


Please report any flooding to the National Weather Service in
Wilmington NC... toll free at 877-633-6772... when you can do so
safely.

Lat... Lon 3438 7759 3430 7772 3418 7782 3385 7795
      3384 7797 3387 7802 3394 7794 3395 7795
      3395 7798 3388 7803 3392 7824 3386 7856
      3389 7858 3421 7830 3422 7825 3472 7794
      3473 7769 3447 7757 3446 7754


Mbb

... Flood Watch remains in effect through late Thursday night...

The Flood Watch continues for

* a portion of southeast North Carolina... including the following
areas... Bladen... Brunswick... Columbus... New Hanover... Pender and
Robeson.

* Through late Thursday night

* the remnants of Hurricane Ida will bring heavy rainfall to the
area today and Thursday. The heaviest rain is expected to occur
this afternoon tonight. 4 to 6 inches of rain is expected
through Thursday... with locally higher amounts possible.

Rainfall rates will generally be moderate to occasionally
heavy... but the prolonged nature of the rain will lead to
potential flooding problems. The widespread nature of the rain may
lead to river flooding later in the week. Some major rivers may
experience minor flooding by Friday into the weekend.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.

... Wind Advisory in effect until 5 am EST Thursday...

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Wind
Advisory... which is in effect until 5 am EST Thursday.

Low pressure is developing off the South Carolina coast this
morning and is expected to strengthen as it moves slowly north
tonight and Thursday. Strong high pressure will remain centered
across New England. The pressure gradient between these two
features will increase the northeast to north winds across the
advisory area. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph will gust up to
35 mph through tonight. Given the ground is fully saturated...
winds of this magnitude may bring down a few trees which are
still fully leaved. Isolated power outages are possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution especially on bridges and
overpasses.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Florence SC...

a record rainfall of 0.79 inches was set at Florence SC yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 0.61 set in 1987.